Throwback Thursday Feature Revisits Kentucky’s Airdrie Ironworks
This “Throwback Thursday” feature delves into the history and ghost stories surrounding the abandoned Airdrie Ironworks, a 19th-century Scottish settlement known as “New Scotland,” located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Bowling Green, KY, October 29, 2026 —
A “Throwback Thursday” feature revisits the history and ghost stories associated with the abandoned Airdrie Ironworks in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The site is described as a 19th-century Scottish settlement known as “New Scotland.”
The feature brings together two strands of the site’s past: its history as a settlement and the ghost stories linked to it. The available description does not identify particular stories, explain when they began circulating or name people connected with the settlement. It also provides no dates more specific than the 19th century.
Details about the ironworks’ operations, the settlement’s population and the circumstances behind its abandonment were not provided. The description also does not specify where within Muhlenberg County the site is located or whether any historical records, archaeological findings or firsthand accounts inform the feature.
As presented, the feature offers a broad introduction to Airdrie Ironworks and its association with “New Scotland,” while signaling that local ghost stories are part of its subject. It does not establish the stories as historical fact, nor does the description provide evidence or specific accounts to assess them.
Further particulars about the feature’s sources and the history it covers were not included in the available summary. The site’s description and its folklore are therefore the extent of the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Telia Butler on www.wnky.com, see more information here.
